Wow... I haven't been here in awhile. Glad I caught the mess Howrse's created.

Discord replacing forums? Are you serious?
Twitter being the only site to find "official" information? Are you kidding me?

I am absolutely horrified. I don't have Discord, and I don't want Discord, for several reasons. As several people have already mentioned, Howrse seems to forget a good majority of Howrse players are minors. Is Discord a safe platform for kids? No! There are no safety measures whatsoever, and we don't need to encourage stalkers by giving them more "prey", for lack of a better word. You know what... scratch that, I think it's a very accurate word.
Second of all... why even do this in the first place?
"Discord allows you to chat about the game, share your creations and even share your passion for the horse world with other players."
Um... hello? Guess what... we already have that! The forums literally allow you to do all of those things. The only difference? It's safer than Discord. Perfect? No. But definitely safer. Maybe you can focus on improving what we already have, if it doesn't fit the "modern" look. Or just leave things as they are.

As for Twitter, it's equally as dangerous for minors as Discord. Minors can easily fall into things they don't need to see, because Twitter, like Discord, has minimal (if any) safety measures. They are also easy prey for stalkers, especially if they've accessed these dangerous sites.

I am also disappointed. I won't be getting Discord. I won't be getting Twitter. No, I'm not a minor, but they are untrustworthy platforms, bottom line. I'd rather not waste my time. Which means that I won't be able to watch for spoilers, ask for help (I'm assuming they're replacing the Game Play forum, too), etc.

One last thing. Howrse, for crying out loud, listen to your players! I'm hearing nothing but massive disapproval. Stop censoring and actually pay attention to your community!

What? Are all forums going to go? I'm so confused!

What is the layout of the next event? I'm not familiar with the hike (or whatever its called, I keep forgetting lol)

I am not going to explain how everyone clicking on a rubric name spoiler is ill placed to complain about spoilers. What the mod had done all evening was censure, even when the post were not rude in the least and did not contain spoilers apart from a general critic of discord and speculation about the reason behind an administrative choice. Personally I am on mobile and the spoiler banner is not really instinctive on this format. Weird, I know ! Mobile version are known to have no glitch and to be soooo easy. The mods are here to help, not distressing children. In a children’s game. Yeah a child’s game, hence the many rules on respect and curtesy. And I am pretty sure the cousins you are presently lecturing are not mature adults. If Howrse do no wish for the trouble they should raise the minimum age for the game. Please if you feel the need to berate someone on its incapacity to use technology be my guest.

Yes there is always many events for Christmas. None would beat Halloween in my heart but you’ll have many occasions to get prize !

Caught word of a memory event but far from sure. People complained that it was not enough «Christmas’spirit»

I love the new game. It’s so fun i just don’t think the graphics are super exciting. They don’t really bring the Christmas spirit

Boy, have I missed a lot...
I'm not sure I have much else to add other than that I agree with many of the points brought up here, and that I hope that the new server so quickly becoming a trainwreck serves as an example to Howrse for what will happen if they get rid of the forums and move to Discord.

That eagle sure looks cool!

Is this the Middle Ages? Are we going to develop a one-way feudal system with "in the loop players" and "out of the loop" players?
Will players be judged based on if they have discord or not?
Will this create division and inequality in the game?
Will Howrse ever value their players and not just use them for money?

Does it really have to be this way?

I hope Howrse has a change of heart and decides to listen to their players and not ignore the unhappiness and discontent radiating from the players. The game, in my opinion, is becoming less and less appealing and friendly. Howrse is concerned with money and the game, not the players. You know, the people who joined Howrse to have their own horses and enjoy themselves? While I would never buy passes myself, I appreciate and understand why some do. They are the reason the game can exist and be free of cost for those who wish to play that way! Howrse could be a LOT more considerate about how they run the game and EONS more considerate about the player's opinions, no matter if they are a "free player" or "purchase player".

As soᴘʜɪᴀ said, "Howrse, for crying out loud, listen to your players!... Stop censoring and actually pay attention to your community!"

At this point, is it even worth it for me to continue playing? I don't know anymore. I used to love this game so much. Yes, I've only been a member for about a year, however, I have logged on every day to take care of pet horses I'll never be fortunate enough to own in real life. Howrse was a fun getaway to my dream horse stable. Now? Logging on is more a chore than a fun thing that I look forward to doing daily.

Howrse, please, listen! You won't solve any problems by censoring what you don't want to hear!

You guys absolutely cannot take down the Howrse forums and transfer all communication to Discord. I was in that server, and it is an utter fiasco. All you need to do to get in is react to the rules, so all sorts of unscrupulous peoples could join just like that. In addition, many Howrse players are minors and are joining Discord underage. And the mods for the Discord server are doing nothing about the rampant spamming a slurring happening in the server currently. Maybe when you finally sort through and get the server under control, people can join it as the Official Howrse Discord, but you cannot take away the forums and make it only discord, because that means that only 13+ can even talk to anyone aside from PMs. Please, please, please /do not remove the forums. Discord is not universally available or safe to everyone playing Howrse, and a means of cummunication must remain intact for younger players to use/.

Howrse. You are destroying your game.

DEFINITION: discord
"dĭs′kôrd"
noun
Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.

You wanted Discord, you'll get discord!